Combination cane and whip.



No. 696,705. Patented Apr. I, |902.

M. A. ALLEN.

COMBINATION CANE AND WHIP.

(Application filed Oct. 23, 1901.)

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UNTTTTT dTaTns FATTNT @Tarmai MARY A. ALLEN, OF FITZGERALD, GEORGIA.

COMBENATBON CANE ANU WHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,705, dated April 1, 1902,

Application filed October 23, 1901. Serial No. 791731. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, MARY A. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fitzgerald, in the county of Irwin and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Canes and Whips; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

My invention relates to a combination cane and whip, the object being tc provide a device which may be converted readily from a whip to a walking-cane, or vice versa.

The invention consists of a cylindrical casingadapted to contain a folded whip and an end piece serving as a handle when the device is tobe used as a cane.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and its novel features will be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention ready for use as a cane. Fig. 2 is a perspective view on a reduced scale, showing the device adjusted for use as awhip. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig.` 1 on an enlarged scale. Fig. a is an elevation of the whip joint and slide. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective showing the catch for the small end of the whip. Fig.6 is a detail longitudinal section showing the larger end of the whip secured within the hollow casing, and Fig. 7 is a detail plan view of the joint in the whip.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a hollow cylindrical casing formed at its upper end with internal screw-threads 2 and external threads 3 and at its lower end with internal screw-threads 4.

5 designates an internally-threaded handle adapted to be screwed onto the upper end of the casing and readily disconnected therefrom. This handle may be of the hook form shown in the drawings or of any other preferred construction.

The whip comprises a plurality of sections,

three sections being shown, (designated, respectively, by the numerals 6, 7, and 8.) The sections 6 and 7 are provided at their 1neeting ends with sleeves 9 and 10, slotted to receive a coupling link or plate 11, the ends of which are pivotally secured to the whip-sections by pivot-pins 12, and said sections are supported in their unfolded position by means of a sliding sleeve 13, which is moved up to inclose the sleeves 9 and 10 and held by frictional engagement therewith, the tapering shape of the whip-sections and the sleeves insuring a secure engagement of the sleeve 13. The section 8 of the whip is the lash, which is secured in the usual manner to the smaller end of the section 7.

The butt-end 14 of the whip-section 6 is eX- ternally screw-threaded and provided with a lug or projection 15, which serves as a ferrule when the whip is converted into a cane, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The screw-threaded portion is adapted to lit within the threaded upper end of the casing l, so that the casing forms the whiphandle, as shown in Fig. 2, and adapted to fit in the threaded lower end of the casing when the Whip is converted into a cane, thereby closing the lower end of the casing, obviating any liability of foreign matter enten ing the same when using the cane, and projecting the lug 15 through the lower end thereof, providing the cane with a ferrule.

15 designates a catch secured to the section 6 to engage the lash when the whip is folded, as`.shown in Fig. 3. This catch may be of any suitable construction, and, as shown in the drawings, it consists of metal strips coiled around the whip and secured thereto at one end, leaving its outer free end projecting to hook over the whip-lash.

The utility and operation of the device will be readily understood. As shown in Fig. 3, when the whip is not required for use the slide 13 is moved away from the joint and the whip is folded and the lash is slipped under the catch 15. The whip is then inserted within the casing l and thehandle 5, which was removed to admit the whip, is screwed to place and the device :is ready for use as a walking-cane. To convert it into a whip, the handle is removed, the whip-sections are withdrawn and unfolded and secured by the slide ICC 13, after which the butt-end 14 is screwed into the upper end of the casing.

It will then be seen that I provide a simple and convenient means for disposing of the Whip when a vehicle is to be left unattended, avoiding the necessity and annoyance of carrying awhip in the hand when it is necessary to leave the vehicle.

I claiml. A combination cane and Whip comprising a hollow, cylindrical casing provided with internal and external screw-threads at its upper end, and internal screw-threads at its lower end, a whip provided at its lower end with an externally-screwthreaded butt adapted to t in the threaded lower and upper ends of the casing as the device is used for a cane and whip respectively, and an internallyscrew-threaded handle to engage the external threads of the, casing.

2. A combination cane and Whip comprisling a hollow screw-threaded casing, a removable handle therefor, a whip formed of hinged sections adapted to be folded and inserted within the casing, a sliding Sleeve for securing the whip-sections in their unfolded position, and a cat-ch device for engaging the whiplash.

3. A combination cane and Whip comprising a hollow cylindrical casing provided with both internal and external screw-threads at its upper end, a whip consisting of jointed sections one of which is screw-threaded to engage the internal threads of the casing, a sliding sleeve to secure the whip-sections in unfolded position, and an internally-threaded handle to engage the external threads of the casing.

4c. A combination cane and whip comprising a hollow cylindrical casing provided with internal and external screw-threads at its upper end, and internal screw-threads at its lower end, a whip consisting of sections provided at their meeting ends with sleeves slotted .to receive a coupling-link whereby said sections are joined, a sliding sleeve to secure the whip-sections in unfolded position, a buttend externally screw-threaded and provided with a lug to form a ferrule when the whip is converted into a cane, and an internallythreaded handle to engage the external threads of the casing.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' MARY A. ALLEN.

Witnesses: n

E. A. RUssELL, L. KENNEDY. 

